CANBERRA PHYSIO - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist
Adam completed his Masters in Physiotherapy at the University of Canberra in 2010. He has worked in a number of hospitals around Canberra on orthopaedic wards, though eventually gravitated towards private practice physiotherapy where he could see a wide range of clients providing solutions for their physical problems.
Over the last 10 years Adam has developed a very keen interest in treating complex neck and shoulder conditions, post-operative shoulder rehabilitation and performance development.
Of course he still loves to see lower limb injuries, after all that what he spends most of his time training himself and has acquired a lot of experience and knowledge along the way.
In 2018 Adam completed a post graduate Masters in Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapy from Griffith University, for which the Australian Physiotherapy Association awarded him the recognition of being a Titled Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapist.
Outside the clinic Adam keeps himself very active by testing aging knees and ankles playing basketball, sailing, scuba diving or just getting to the gym.
Job Titles:
- Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist
A Canberra native (local boy/lad), who grew up in Narrabundah, Chris took advantage of the Bush Capital in his youth spending countless hours running and cycling as well as playing rugby, cricket and (participating in) athletics. After finishing high school, Chris studied Medical Science at the University of Sydney, before beginning his Bachelor of Physiotherapy at Newcastle University.
Chris has always had a fascination with the mechanics of the human body and he especially enjoys the challenge of identifying wide-ranging musculoskeletal conditions. Chris believes this is due to his own hours spent receiving physiotherapy treatment following his own sporting misadventures, including a modest twelve broken bones. A true rugby tragic, Chris reluctantly hung up his mouthguard in his mid-twenties when tapped on the shoulder to move from his comfortable backline position to the front row thanks to a mysteriously expanding midriff.
During his Physiotherapy studies, Chris's areas of interest expanded from sporting and musculoskeletal injuries to the challenges of spinal and chronic pain. He has undertaken additional training in those fields including in the McKenzie method and Graded Motor Imagery for Complex Region Pain Syndrome. He is currently partway through his Master of Science in Medicine (Pain Management) at the University of Sydney.
Job Titles:
- Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist
After completing his Bachelor of Science (Anatomy) at Sydney's University of New South Wales in 1975, followed by a Graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy at Cumberland College, Jac worked in a hospital and private practice in Sydney for ten years. Awarded a Graduate Diploma in Manipulative Therapy in 1981, Jac enjoyed being a part-time lecturer and clinical tutor at Cumberland College before moving to Canberra in 1986.
Together with Kathy Conroy, Jac established the Canberra Physiotherapy Centre in Deakin where they created a friendly, supportive environment in which the health of each patient was a top priority. Over the next few years, Jac was recognised for his professional expertise, appointed to the National Academic Standards Committee of the Manipulative Physiotherapy Association of Australia and the ACT Physiotherapists Board (1988-1992).
His focus has always been on the management of spinal pain and, for the past 15 years, on the management of persistent or chronic pain conditions. After completing a Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine (Pain Management) at the University of Sydney in 1998, Jac established the Canberra Injury Management Centre with Kathy Conroy and Dr Garth Eaton in 1999.
In 2007, Jac was awarded a Fellowship of the Australian Physiotherapy Association, having undergone rigorous training and examination that entitles him to be recognised as a clinical specialist in musculoskeletal physiotherapy (the only one in Canberra). When he's not immersed in physiotherapy, he indulges in his passion for cars, wine tasting and rugby, even taking to the field as a referee in winter. Over a period of 25 years, he was able to combine his love of football with his skills as a health provider by acting as physiotherapist to various rugby, soccer, rugby league and AFL teams in Sydney and Canberra.
Job Titles:
- Physiotherapist
- Titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist
Jeannie has been a Physiotherapist since 1992. After graduating from Sydney University, she worked in broken Hill and then in private practice based at Sydney University where she gained valuable experience work with a hands-on approach to assessment and management of complex spinal, neck and head pain.
Her career eventually took her to Adelaide where she undertook a Masters of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy - where she honed her clinical reasoning and manual therapy and exercise prescription skills further. She also began teaching undergraduate and post graduate physiotherapy students in clinical placements. Along with this she has been part of the teaching team and Unisa delivering Pain Science education, again at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Jeannie has come back to the East coast and is excited to be part of the Canberra Physiotherapy Centre team. She feels like she has come home, having been brought up in Young NSW, and doing her early year studies in Sydney.
Jeannie has been part of medical teams for sporting teams - when in Adelaide worked with State league netball team - including Newton Jags - providing injury triage and on court care. She is a passionate Netballer who can assist with sporting injuries and return to sport plans.
Nisha is our youngest physiotherapist and the latest addition to the team! She was born and brought up in Canberra with a proud Indian heritage, fluently speaking both English and the Hindi language. Nisha completed her Bachelor of Physiotherapy from University of Canberra in mid 2022.
Growing up, Nisha had a special interest for health and treating injuries within her family. Through college, she majored in science specific subjects including Chemistry, Biology and Psychology. She was passionate about the combination of people and science and decided to pursue her career in Physiotherapy, close to her family and extensive friends circle in Canberra. She is passionate about helping others and worked for with Canberra Health Services for 2 years to help protect the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Outside the clinic, Nisha is the Operational and Marketing Manager of Canberra School of Bollywood Dancing. She has grown up dancing since the age of 8, being with the school for 16+ years. She is dedicated towards instructing weekly group dance classes, performing regularly at community events and private functions and socialising on the weekends.
Throughout her degree, she undertook various clinical placements across sporting, musculoskeletal, neurological and cardiorespiratory areas. However, she decided to kickstart her career in a private practice setting to tickle her special interest of rehabilitation.
She is dedicated towards returning patients back to their function prior to the injury and towards the goals they want to achieve post injury. Her special interests are treating lower limb injuries, post-operative rehabilitation and performing hydrotherapy with her lovely patients.
Stuart is our Senior Accredited Exercise Physiologist - and Level 1 Strength & Conditioning Coach - having worked in the exercise and rehabilitation field since 2002.
Initially, Stuart spent 6 years working in rehabilitation at The Canberra Hospital and the Transitional Therapy Program within ACT Health. In 2007, he moved to Melbourne to further his studies and worked in orthopaedic and traumatic brain injury rehabilitation at The Epworth Hospital. In mid-2009, Stuart completed his Masters of Applied Science (Clinical Exercise Practice) at Victoria University and then spent 18 months working at The Sports Injury Clinic - one of Victoria's largest allied health private practices.
Stuart returned home to Canberra in late 2010 and has been with us ever since. He has a passion for helping clients with injuries, persistent pain or other chronic conditions to progressively re-engage in activities they enjoy. Stuart also has a special interest in working with people who are new to resistance training - as well as those looking to achieve sustainable weight loss, improve their sporting performance, and proactively self-manage their health through physical activity - while minimising the risk of injury.